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Section
Season
Difficulty
Gradient
Trip
Length
Portages
Boise River
Apr - Sep
I - II
0
South Fork Boise
May - Sep
III - IV
25
16.5 mi.
0
Bruneau River
Mar - Jun
III+ - IV-
28
40 mi.
1
Owyhee River
Mar - Jun
IV- - IV+
16
35 mi.
1
Jarbridge River
Mar - Jun
III+ - IV
53
29 mi.
1
Lochsa
Apr - Jul
IV- - IV+
32
30 mi.
0
Moyie River - Canada to Bonners Ferry Municipal Dam [MO1]
Jan - Dec
I - II
20.6 mi.
0
Main Payette
Apr - Sep
III- - III+
15
9 mi.
0
North Fork Payette - Cabarton Run
Apr - Oct
III - III+
20
10 mi.
0
North Fork Payette - Upper
Apr - Jun
IV - IV+
83
4 mi.
1
South Fork Payette - Below Grandjean
May - Jun
III - IV-
36
33 mi
1
South Fork Payette - Canyon run
Apr - Sep
IV- - IV+
36
9 mi.
0
South Fork Payette - Staircase
Apr - Sep
III - IV
35
4.5 mi.
0
North Fork Payette - Below Sheep Bridge
Apr - Aug
II - II
6
18 mi.
0
North Fork Payette - Below Smiths Ferry
Apr - Sep
V- - V+
112
15 mi.
0
North Fork Payette - Cascade to Cabarton
Apr - Aug
I - I
5
10 mi.
0
North Fork Payette - McCall
Apr - Jun
II - III
32
2.5 mi.
0
South Fork Payette - Below Alder Creek
Jun - Aug
II- - II+
4
7 mi.
0
South Fork Payette - Old Swirley Canyon Run
Mar - Oct
II - III
35
5 mi.
0
Main Salmon
Jan - Dec
III - IV
11
85 mi.
0
Middle Fork Salmon
May - Sep
III - IV
28
100 mi.
0
Salmon River - Above Riggins
Jan - Dec
III- - IV
10
28 mi.
0
Salmon River - Lower gorge
May - Oct
III- - IV
8
80 mi.
0
Salmon River - Piece of Cake Run near Stanley
May - Aug
III - IV
25
11 mi.
0
Salmon River - Shoup section
Mar - Sep
II+ - III+
33
6 mi.
0
Salmon River -Below Riggins
Jan - Dec
III- - IV-
10
30 mi.
0
Little Salmon - Below Hazard Creek
Apr - Jun
III+ - IV+
72
20 mi.
1
Little Salmon - New Meadows
Apr - Jun
I - I
2
12 mi.
0
Little Salmon -Upper plunge
Apr - Jun
V - V+
83
6 mi.
1
Salmon River - Hwy 93 Bridge Challis to Kilpatrick Access; Challis area [SA3]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Salmon River - Kilpatrick to North Fork; Salmon City area [SA4A]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Salmon River - Kilpatrick to North Fork; Salmon City area [SA4B]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Salmon River - Torrey's Bar to Hwy 93 Bridge above Challis; Challis area [SA2]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
South Fork Salmon - Overnighter
May - Jul
IV- - V
48
31 mi.
1
South Fork Salmon - Upper run
May - Jun
IV - V
77
7 mi.
1
Selway River
May - Sep
IV- - IV+
28
48 mi.
0
Selway River - Below Selway Falls
Apr - Sep
II - III
13
15 mi.
0
Snake River - C.J. Strike Dam to Walter's Ferry; Birds of Prey area [SN10]
Jan - Dec
I - II
3
18 mi.
0
Snake River - Hells Canyon
Mar - Oct
III - IV
8
81 mi.
0
Snake River - Pittsburg Landing to Lewiston; Hells Canyon [SN14]
Jan - Dec
I - II
8
81 mi.
0
Snake River - Star Falls to Twin Falls; Murtaugh stretch [SN6]
Jan - Dec
III+ - IV+
29
13 mi.
0
Snake River - Twin Falls to Lower Salmon Falls Dam near Hagerman [SN7]
Jan - Dec
I - II
13 mi.
0
Henry's Fork - Lower
Jun - Aug
II - III
19
13 mi.
0
Henry's Fork - Upper
Jan - Dec
I - I
5
5.5 mi.
0
Snake River - Bliss Dam to headwaters of C.J. Strike Reservoir [SN9]
Jan - Dec
I - II
18
10 mi.
0
Snake River - Lower Salmon Dam to Bliss Dam [SN8]
Jan - Dec
I - II
8
6.5 mi.
0
Snake River - Massacre Rocks State Park to Milner Dam [SN4]
Jan - Dec
I - II
80
0
Snake River - Milner Dam to Star Falls [SN5]
Jan - Dec
I - II
1.3 mi.
0
Snake River - Walter's Ferry to headwaters of Brownlee Reservoir [SN11]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Snake River, Henry’s Fork Confluence to Gem State Power Plant [SN1]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
South Fork Snake - Palisades Dam
Jun - Sep
II - II+
9
43 mi.
0
St. Joe River - Heller Creek Run
May - Jun
III+ - IV
56
17 mi.
1
Middle Fork Clearwater
Jan - Dec
II- - II+
10
23 mi.
0
Clearwater River - Kooskia to Orofino [CL2]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Clearwater River - Orofino to Confluence Snake [CL3]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
North Fork Clearwater
Apr - Sep
III - IV
18
30 mi.
1
South Fork Clearwater - lower
Apr - Sep
IV - V
45
8 mi.
0
Coeur d' Alene River - Devils Elbow to South Fork confluence [CD1]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Kootenai River [KO1]
Jan - Dec
I - II
5
14 mi.
0
Pend Oreille River [PO1]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Priest River
Apr - Jun
III - III+
7
38 mi.
0
St. Maries River [SM1]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Teton River - Cache Bridge to Harrop Bridge [TE2]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Teton River - Harrop Bridge to confluence with Snake River [TE3]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0
Teton River - Upper put in to Cache Bridge [TE1]
Jan - Dec
I - II
0